Display device having a detachable base part

ABSTRACT

A display device includes a display part, a base part including a neck part projecting from a surface thereof to support the display part, a connecting bracket having a first end formed to be insertable into the neck part, and a guide bracket disposed in the display part to guide a second end of the connecting bracket to be connectable with the display part. Accordingly, the display device can have a slim external appearance and a base part with a simple structure.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §114 of KoreanPatent Application No. 2004-85240, filed on Oct. 25, 2004, in the KoreanIntellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporatedherein in its entirety by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present general inventive concept relates to a display device, andmore particularly, to a display device having an improved structure of abase part.

2. Description of the Related Art

Generally, a display device comprises a display part forming a picturethereon and a base part seated on an installation surface such as atable or a wall and supporting the display part. Herein, the displaydevice refers to various types of devices forming a picture thereon,such as TV, a monitor for a computer, etc. The display device mainlyemploys a flat display panel, such as an LCD (liquid crystal display) ora PDP (plasma display panel).

FIG. 1 illustrates a conventional display device 101. Referring to FIG.1, the conventional display device 101 comprises a display part 110forming a picture thereon, and a base part 120 supporting the displaypart 110 and detachably provided with respect to the display part 110.

The display part 110 comprises a panel part (not shown) forming thepicture thereon, a PCB assembly 112 transmitting and receivingelectrical signals with the panel part and other devices, and front andrear casings 113 and 114 provided in front of and behind the panel part,respectively, and forming an external appearance of the display part.

At a rear surface of the PCB assembly 112 are formed a pair of guidebrackets 140 guiding a pair of supporting bars 123 of the base part 120,which will be described later, and combination bosses 112 aaccommodating combination pieces 124 a of the base part 120. Thereforethe base part 120 is detachable with respect to the display part 110.

At a rear surface of the front casing 113, a pair of combination pieceaccommodating parts 112 b are disposed to accommodate combination pieces124 b of the base part 120, which will be described later.

At each of the guide brackets 140, a coupling boss 141 is projectedlyformed toward the rear casing 114.

The rear casing 114 is provided with first combination holes 115 and 117corresponding to the combination bosses 112 a and the combination pieceaccommodating parts 112 b for coupling with respective first screws 115a and 115 b. The rear casing 114 is also provided with secondcombination holes 116 corresponding to the coupling bosses 141 forcoupling with respective second screws 116 a.

The base part 120 comprises a seating part 121 seated on an installationsurface and a supporter 122, of which a width is almost corresponding tothat of the display part 110, disposed on an upper part of the seatingpart 121.

On an upper surface of the supporter 122, the pair of supporting bars123 are mounted to be inserted into the pair of guide brackets 140, andalso the combination pieces 124 a and 124 b, through which thecombination bosses 112 a and the combination piece accommodating parts112 b can be coupled with the respective first screws 115 a and 115 b,are extendedly formed.

Each of the supporting bars 123 is provided with a coupling hole 123 a,with which one of the second screws 116 a is coupled, corresponding tothe coupling boss 141 of one of the guide brackets 140.

With this configuration, the combination bosses 112 a and thecombination piece accommodating parts 112 b are coupled with therespective first screws 115 a and 115 b, which pass through the firstcombination holes 115 and 117, and the second screws 116 a pass throughthe second combination holes 116 and the coupling bosses 141 of theguide bracket 140 and then are coupled with the coupling holes 123 a.Therefore the base part 120 can be coupled with the display part 110.

However, in the conventional display device, the supporter 122 of thedisplay part 110 is formed to almost correspond to the width of thedisplay part 110, so that the external appearance of the base part 120is large in size.

Further, the structure of the base part 120 is complicated, so that amanufacturing process of the base part 120 is inefficient.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the present general inventive concept provides a displaydevice having a slim external appearance and a base part with a simplestructure.

Additional aspects of the present general inventive concept will be setforth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will beobvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of thegeneral inventive concept.

The foregoing and/or other aspects of the present general inventiveconcept may be achieved by providing a display device comprising adisplay part, a base part which comprises a neck part projecting from asurface thereof to support the display part, a connecting bracket havinga first end formed to be insertable into the neck part, and a guidebracket disposed at the display part to guide a second end of theconnecting bracket to be connectable with the display part.

The connecting bracket may comprise a combination portion to couple withthe guide bracket, and an inserting portion extending from thecombination portion to insert into the neck part, wherein the neck partcan include a through portion through which the inserting portionpasses.

The base part may comprise a base frame to contact an installationsurface, and a base cover disposed at an upper portion of the base frameand including the neck part therein, wherein the inserting portion ofthe connecting bracket passes through the through portion of the neckpart and then attaches to the base frame.

A width of the combination portion may be larger than that of theinserting portion, and a lower end of the combination portion maycontact an upper end of the neck part.

A plurality of reinforcing ribs disposed in a radial direction may beprojectedly formed on the base frame.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and/or other aspects of the present general inventive concept willbecome apparent and more readily appreciated from the followingdescription of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a rear exploded perspective view illustrating a conventionaldisplay device;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view illustrating a display deviceaccording to an embodiment of the present general inventive concept;

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view illustrating a base part and a displaypart of the display device of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view illustrating a connecting bracket andthe base part of the display device of FIG. 2.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the presentgeneral inventive concept, examples of which are illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to likeelements throughout. The embodiments are described below in order toexplain the present general inventive concept while referring to thefigures.

FIGS. 2-4 illustrate a display device 1 according to an embodiment ofthe present general inventive concept. Referring to FIGS. 2-4, thedisplay device 1 comprises a display part 10 to form a picture thereon,a base part 20 to support the display part 10 and having a neck part 23which is projecting from a surface of the base part 20, a connectingbracket 30 of which a first end can be inserted into the neck part 23, aguide bracket 40 disposed at the display part 10 to guide a second endof the connecting bracket 30 to attach to the display part 10.

The display part 10 is detachable from the base part 20. In the casethat the display part 10 is attached to the base part 20, it can be usedas a stand type display device seated on a horizontal plane, such as atable. However in the case that the display part 10 is detached from thebase part 20, it can be used as a wall type display device mounted on avertical plane, such as a wall.

The display part 10 comprises a panel part 11 to form the picturethereon, a PCB (printed circuit board) assembly 12 to transmit andreceive electrical signals between the panel part 11 and other devices,and front and rear casings 13 and 14 provided in front of and behind thepanel part 11 and the PCB assembly 12, respectively, to form an externalappearance of the display part 10.

At an inner surface of the rear casing 14, a set of hollow combinationbosses 14 a projecting toward the front casing 13 are formed to couplewith the guide bracket 40.

The base part 20 comprises a base frame 21 to contact an installationsurface and a base cover 22 disposed at an upper portion of the baseframe 21 and formed with the neck part 23.

Around a circumferential area of the base frame 21 a plurality of firstscrew holes 21 a can be penetratingly formed to allow first screws 33 topass therethorugh. Also, in a central area of the base frame 21 aplurality of second screw holes 21 b can be are penetratingly formed toallow second screws 34 to pass therethrough. A plurality of reinforcingribs 25 disposed in a radial direction can be projectedly formed on asurface of the base frame 21, thereby preventing the base part 20 frombending.

A bottom surface of the base cover 22 can be provided with couplingbosses (not shown) corresponding to the first screw holes 21 a to couplewith the first screws 33. The first screws 33 pass through the firstscrew holes 21 a and couple with the coupling bosses. Accordingly, thebase frame 21 can be coupled with the base cover 22.

The neck part 23 projects outward from a central portion of the basecover 22. A through portion 24 into which the first end of theconnecting bracket 30 can be inserted is penetratingly formed in theneck part 23. With this configuration, the display device 1 includingthe neck part 23 can be slimly formed. Here, the neck part 23 is strongenough to support the display part 10 and may be formed as a single bodywith the base cover 22.

The connecting bracket 30 can be nearly T-shaped, and comprises acombination portion 31 (i.e. the second end) to couple with the guidebracket 40 and an inserting portion 32 (i.e. the first end) extendingfrom the combination portion 31 to be inserted into the through portion24 of the neck part 23. Here, a width of the combination portion 31 canbe larger than that of the inserting portion 32, such that a lower endof the combination portion 31 can stably contact an upper end of theneck part 23 when the inserting portion 32 is coupled with the throughportion 24 of the neck part 23.

Third screw coupling holes (not shown) are formed at the combinationportion 31 of the connecting bracket 30, to allow third screws 35 tocouple the guide bracket 40 with the connecting bracket 31. The thirdscrews 35 pass through the hollow combination bosses 14 a of the rearcasing 14 and through the combination boss holes 42 of the guide bracket40 and then couple with the third screw coupling holes (not shown) ofthe combination portion 31. Accordingly, the connecting bracket 30 canbe coupled with the display part 10.

Coupling holes 32 a can be formed on a bottom surface of the insertingportion 32 of the connecting bracket 30 to couple with the second screws34, which pass through the second screw holes 21 b of the base frame 21.The second screws 34 pass through the second screw holes 21 b of thebase frame 21 and couple with the coupling holes 32 a of the insertingportion 32. Accordingly, the connecting bracket 30 can be attached tothe base part 20.

The guide bracket 40 is mounted at a lower portion of a rear surface ofthe front casing 13, and the combination boss holes 42 are formed at asurface thereof to allow the combination bosses 14 a of the rear casing14 to pass therethrough. The guide bracket 40 can have a rectangular boxshape, and an open portion 41 can be formed on a bottom surface thereofto couple with the combination portion 31 of the connecting bracket 30.A pass-through portion can be formed at a bottom surface of the rearcasing 14 to correspond to the open portion 41 of the guide bracket 40to allow the combination portion 31 of the connecting bracket to passtherethrough. The combination portion 31 of the connecting bracket 30passes through the pass-through portion of the rear casing 14 and theopen portion 41 of the guide bracket 40, and then couples with the thirdscrews 35. Therefore, the connecting bracket 30 can couple with thedisplay part 10.

Although a few embodiments of the present general inventive conceptattach to have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by thoseskilled in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments withoutdeparting from the principles and spirit of the general inventiveconcept, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and theirequivalents.

1. A display device comprising: a display part; a base part which comprises a single neck part projecting from a surface thereof to support the display part; a connecting bracket having a first end to be insertable into the neck part in a first insertion direction; and a guide bracket located on the display part to guide a second end of the connecting bracket opposite the first end to connect to the display part, wherein the second end of the connecting bracket is insertable into the guide bracket in a second insertion direction opposite the first insertion direction.
 2. The display device of claim 1, wherein the second end of the connecting bracket comprises a combination portion to couple with the guide bracket, the first end of the connecting bracket comprises an inserting portion extending from the combination portion to insert into the neck part, and the neck part includes a through portion through which the inserting portion passes.
 3. The display device of claim 2, wherein the base part further comprises: a base frame to contact an installation surface; and a base cover disposed at an upper portion of the base frame and including the neck part therein, the inserting portion of the connecting bracket passing through the through portion of the neck part and to be coupled with the base frame.
 4. The display device of claim 3, wherein the base frame comprises a plurality of reinforcing ribs disposed in a radial direction.
 5. The display device of claim 3, wherein a width of the combination portion is larger than that of the inserting portion, and a lower end of the combination portion contacts an upper end of the neck part when the inserting portion is coupled to the through portion.
 6. The display device of claim 3; wherein the base cover and the neck part are integrally formed.
 7. The display device of claim 1, wherein the guide bracket comprises an open portion to receive the second end of the connecting bracket.
 8. The display device of claim 1, further comprising: a rear casing and a front casing to cover the display part such that the connecting bracket and the guide bracket are disposed between the display part and the rear casing, wherein the guide bracket is formed on a rear surface of the front casing.
 9. The display device of claim 8, wherein the guide bracket comprises a first open portion to receive the second end of the connecting bracket, and the rear casing comprises a second open portion corresponding to the first open portion of the guide bracket to allow the second end of the connecting bracket to pass therethrough.
 10. The display device of claim 1, further comprising coupling screws, wherein the connecting bracket includes first coupling holes and the base part includes second coupling holes aligned with the first coupling holes, and wherein the first coupling holes and the second coupling holes accommodate the coupling screws to couple the connecting bracket and the base part.
 11. The display device of claim 10, wherein the first coupling holes are disposed in the first end of the connecting bracket.
 12. The display device of claim 1, wherein only a portion of the first end of the connecting bracket is insertable into the neck part.
 13. The display device of claim 1, wherein the line is disposed in a vertical direction.
 14. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the neck part and the guide bracket support the first and second ends of the connecting bracket, respectively, in each direction perpendicular to the first insertion direction as the first and second ends of the connecting bracket are inserted into the neck part and the guide bracket, respectively.
 15. A display device comprising: a display unit to display an image thereon; a base unit having a base frame extending along a substantially flat plane and a single open neck portion extending in a perpendicular direction with respect to the plane of the base unit towards a bottom surface of the display unit; and an intermediate unit having a first end to couple with the display unit and a second end opposite the first end to fit within the open neck portion of the base unit to support the display unit with respect to the base unit, wherein the first end of the intermediate unit is insertable into the display unit in a first insertion direction that is substantially perpendicular with respect to the plane of the frame portion of the base unit, and the second end of the intermediate unit is insertable into the neck portion in a second insertion direction opposite the first insertion direction.
 16. The display device of claim 15, wherein the second end of the intermediate unit has a predetermined width to fit within the open neck portion, and the first end of the intermediate unit has a width larger than the predetermined width such that the first end contacts an edge of the open neck portion when the second end is inserted into the open neck portion.
 17. The display device of claim 15, further comprising: a guide bracket provided at a surface of the display unit to couple the display unit to the first end of the intermediate unit.
 18. The display device of claim 17, wherein the guide bracket comprises an open portion to accommodate the first end of the intermediate unit therein to detachably couple the intermediate unit to the display unit.
 19. The display device of claim 15, wherein the base unit comprises: a base frame to support the display unit with respect to an installation surface; and a base cover formed with the open neck portion to detachably couple with the display unit through the intermediate unit.
 20. The display device of claim 15, wherein the display unit comprises: a panel to display the image thereon; and a front and rear casing surrounding the panel, and one of the front and rear casings having an opening to accommodate the first end of the intermediate unit to detachably couple the intermediate unit to the display unit.
 21. The display device of claim 15, further comprising coupling screws, wherein the intermediate unit includes first coupling holes and the base unit includes second coupling holes aligned with the first coupling holes, and wherein the first coupling holes and the second coupling holes accommodate the coupling screws to couple the intermediate unit and the base unit.
 22. The display device of claim 21, wherein the first coupling holes are disposed in the second end of the intermediate unit.
 23. The display device of claim 15, wherein only a portion of the second end of the intermediate unit fits within the open neck portion.
 24. The display device of claim 15, wherein the single open neck portion extends towards the bottom surface of the display unit along the in the second insertion direction.
 25. A display device, comprising: a display unit to display an image thereon and having a single first accommodating portion; a base unit having a frame portion extending along a substantially flat plane and a second accommodating portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the base unit toward a bottom surface of the display unit; and a connecting unit having a first end of a first predetermined size to be insertable into the single first accommodating portion and a second end of a second predetermined size opposite the first end to be insertable into the second accommodating portion to detachably couple the display unit to the base unit, wherein the first end of the connecting unit is insertable into the first accommodating portion in a first insertion direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the frame portion of the base unit, the second end of the connecting unit is insertable into the second accommodating portion in a second insertion direction opposite the first insertion direction.
 26. The display device of claim 25, wherein the first predetermined size is greater than the second predetermined size, and the first end of the connecting unit comprises a first portion from which the second end extends, and a second portion to contact a surface of the base unit defining the second accommodating portion while the second end is inserted into the second accommodating portion of the base unit.
 27. The display device of claim 25, wherein the first accommodating portion comprises: a guide bracket attached to a surface of the display unit and having an opening therein to accommodate the first end of the connecting unit.
 28. The display device of claim 25, wherein the second accommodating portion comprises: an opened portion of a predetermined shape corresponding to the second end of the connecting unit integrally formed with the base unit.
 29. The display device of claim 25, further comprising coupling screws, wherein the connecting unit includes first coupling holes and the base unit includes second coupling holes aligned with the first coupling holes, and wherein the first coupling holes and the second coupling holes accommodate the coupling screws to couple the connecting unit and the base unit.
 30. The display device of claim 29, wherein the first coupling holes are disposed in the second end of the connecting unit.
 31. The display device of claim 25, wherein only a portion of the second end of the connecting unit is insertable into the second accommodating portion of the base unit.
 32. The display device of claim 25, wherein the second accommodating portion extends in the first insertion direction towards the bottom surface of the display unit.
 33. A display device, comprising: a display part; a base part having a neck part extending from a surface thereof to support the display part; a connecting bracket having a first end to be insertable into the neck part in a first insertion direction; and a guide bracket disposed at the display part to guide a second end of the connecting bracket opposite the first end to be connectable with the display part such that the connecting bracket is not exposed to an outside of the neck part and guide bracket when the first end and the second end are connected to the neck part and the display part, respectively, wherein the second end of the connecting bracket is insertable into the guide bracket in a second insertion direction opposite the first insertion direction.
 34. The display device of claim 33, wherein the neck part and the base part are integrally formed.
 35. A support structure to support a display device, comprising: a base part having a neck part with a first opening therein; a connecting bracket having a first end to be insertable in a first insertion direction into the first opening of the neck part; and a guide bracket disposed at the display part and having a second opening to guide a second end of the connecting bracket opposite the first end to be connectable with the display part, wherein the second end of the connecting bracket is insertable into the guide bracket in a second insertion direction opposite the first insertion direction, and a portion of the second opening of the guide bracket in a lateral direction perpendicular to the first insertion direction overlaps at least a portion of the first opening of the neck part in the lateral direction, such that a line parallel to the first insertion direction passing through the second opening also passes through the first opening when the first end and the second end are connected to the neck part and the display part, respectively.
 36. The display device of claim 35, wherein the neck part and the base part are integrally formed.
 37. A display device, comprising: a base part having a neck part extending from a surface thereof to support the display device; a connecting bracket having a first end to be insertable into the neck part; and a guide bracket disposed at the display part to guide a second end of the connecting bracket opposite the first end to be connectable with the display part, wherein the first end of the connecting bracket is insertable into the neck part in a first insertion direction and the second end is insertable into the guide bracket in a second insertion direction opposite the first insertion direction, and a line parallel to the first insertion direction passing through the neck part also passes through the guide bracket.
 38. The display device of claim 37, wherein the neck part and the base part are integrally formed.
 39. A display device, comprising: a base part having a neck part extending in a first direction from a surface thereof to support the display device; a connecting bracket having a first end to be insertable into the neck part in the first direction; and a guide bracket disposed at the display part to guide a second end of the connecting bracket opposite the first end to be connectable with the display part, wherein the second end of the connecting bracket is insertable into the guide bracket in a second direction opposite the first direction, and a width of the second end is larger than a width of the neck part such that a surface of the second end contacts a surface of the neck part when the first end is inserted into the neck part.
 40. The display device of claim 39, wherein the neck part and the base part are integrally formed. 